2016 Colorado Avalanche Qualifying Tournament

Here is a little description of each team in the bracket:

1. ’00-’01 Colorado Avalanche (52-16-10-4, 118 points (1st in Northwest), STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS, 0.95 SRS)
2. ’95-’96 Colorado Avalanche (47-25-10, 104 points (1st in Pacific), STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS, 0.93 SRS)
3. ’96-’97 Colorado Avalanche (49-24-9, 107 points (1st in Pacific), Lost in Conference Final, 0.81 SRS)
4. ’02-’03 Colorado Avalanche (42-19-13-8, 105 points (1st in Northwest), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal, 0.75 SRS)
5. ’01-’02 Colorado Avalanche (45-28-8-1, 99 points (1st in Northwest), Lost in Conference Final, 0.58 SRS)
6. ’03-’04 Colorado Avalanche (40-22-13-7, 100 points (2nd in Northwest), Lost in Conference Semifinal, 0.48 SRS)
7. ’99-’00 Colorado Avalanche (42-28-11-1, 96 points (1st in Northwest), Lost in Conference Final, 0.46 SRS)
8. ’13-’14 Colorado Avalanche (52-22-8, 112 points (1st in Central), Lost in First Round, 0.40 SRS)

The ’95-’96 Colorado Avalanche were the 12th seed in the inaugural Ultimate NHL Playoff while the ’00-’01 Avalanche were the 15th seed in the Second Annual UNP. The ’95-’96 Avs were eliminated after winning just one series while the ’00-’01 Avs made a run all the way to the Semifinals before being eliminated by the eventual runners up.

Players to Watch:

• G – Patrick Roy – One of the best ever and one of my personal favorites of all time. He was the backstop for the greatest Avalanche teams. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his performance in the 2001 playoffs and the William M. Jennings Award the very next season.
• C – Joe Sakic – Mr. Colorado Avalanche. He’s the franchise leader in goals (391), assists (624) and points (1,015). He won the 1996 Conn Smythe Trophy and he won the Hart, Lady Byng, Lester B. Pearson and Plus-Minus Awards/Trophies during the ’00-’01 season.
• C – Peter Forsberg – I absolutely love Foppa. He was SOOOO good and his legacy was a bit damaged due to some injury woes. He finished with 885 career points in 708 career games and 705 of those points came in Colorado in just 544 games.

The tournament results will be posted on the next weekday at 1 pm EST!